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This Singaporean Software Platform Wants To Make Sustainability An Unavoidable Integration For Global Businesses
Singaporean climate tech startup Handprint, which uses SaaS model to integrate sustainability-focused infrastructure into corporate platforms, has just closed a $2.2 million seed round as investors get more and more excited about impact!-->…
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The U.N.’s ‘Blue Deal’ Aims to Replace Overfishing With Seaweed Farming: ‘This Is the Perfect Time’
The United Nations moves to build a "Blue Deal" coalition that will preserve oceans and create a sustainable, seaweed-based ocean economy.
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Climate Research Shouldn’t Be Funded by Fossil Fuel Companies
The oil and gas industry uses universities to influence environmental policy. Here’s how we fight back.
By Ilana Cohen and Jake Lowe
As student organizers, we’ve seen the power of divestment come to bear by helping secure historic!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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New IPCC Report Says It’s ‘Almost Inevitable’ We’ll Surpass 1.5°C Threshold
In its third report in eight months, the U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) says humanity is at a crossroads in the battle to curb climate change, calling it "now or never" territory to keep global temperatures from!-->…
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Israel Pledges $4.8 Million To Educating Its Future Generations Of Climate Crisis Fighters
Israel’s Environmental Protection Ministry disclosed at the end of last year how it intends to fight the climate crisis: with a generous budget for educating younger generations. Reportedly, NIS15 million ($4.8 million) is being portioned!-->…
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45% of Millennials and Gen Z Cite Climate Change As A Reason They’re Not Saving for Retirement
Nearly half of Millennials and Gen-Z say they're not planning for retirement as issues like climate change threaten their future, according to a new study from Fidelity Investments.
Forty-five percent of young people between the ages of!-->!-->!-->…
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The EU Puts The Brakes On Fast Fashion With New Rules Surrounding Product Longevity
The European Commission has taken mass consumption to task by proposing new rules for product quality. Moving forward, all clothes, furniture and smartphones sold within Europe will need to be demonstrably longer-lasting and simpler to!-->…
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Heirloom Raises $53 Million in Series A for Its Cost-Effective Carbon Capture Tech
Carbon capture firm Heirloom has raised $53 million in a Series A funding round to continue its efforts to remove CO2 from the atmosphere.
Marking one of the largest private financings in direct air capture, Heirloom says its new!-->!-->!-->…
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UK Supermarkets Renege On Plant-Based Promotion Pledges With Hoards Of Cheap Meat Deals, New Research Shows
The Eating Better alliance has levelled an accusation of hypocrisy at U.K. supermarket chains. It claims that Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s and Tesco are “bombarding” consumers with cheap meat offers on a weekly basis. These deals fly in!-->…
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Shifting Asia-Pacific Away From Fossil Fuels ‘Essential’, Says UN Deputy Secretary-General
A shift away from fossil fuels, especially coal, particularly in Asia-Pacific countries is essential, U.N. Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said during the Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development on Monday in Bangkok.
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Dutch Bank ING Becomes the Biggest Lender to Stop Funding Oil and Gas
Dutch Bank ING Groep says it will no longer fund fossil fuel gas and oil projects in its bid to fight climate change, becoming the biggest lender to take such a position.
Fossil fuel extraction and use are driving climate change, and!-->!-->!-->…
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Milked Documentary Exposes ‘Whitewash of New Zealand’s Dairy Fairytale’
Milked, a new feature documentary film debuting next month, is set to uncover the disturbing reality of New Zealand’s dairy farming industry.
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‘We Need To Find Solutions That Work For Everyone’ – A Chat with Chris Huriwai and Amy Taylor of ‘Milked’ Documentary
Vegan Māori activist Chris Huriwai and director Amy Taylor talk about the film 'Milked' and how it exposes New Zealand's multibillion-dollar dairy industry, the ongoing cover-up of its environmental and ethical track record. and where!-->…
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The SEC’s Proposed Climate Rules Highlight the Scope 3 Emissions Debate
A new 510-page rulebook from The Securities and Exchange Commission would force the hands of companies to reveal metrics surrounding their climate impact to potential investors beginning as early as next year.
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Vegan Chicken Brand Earns an ‘A’ Eco Impact Grade, Calls On Meat Industry To Share Its Results
Vegan fried chick*n brand VFC has announced its eco impact figures and issued a challenge to the meat industry to “come clean and then clean up”. Following its grading by Foundation Earth, the startup was independently found to outperform!-->…
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2021 Saw the Biggest Increase In CO2 Emissions Ever. A New Report Says Carbon Capture Is Essential.
A new warning from the Energy Transitions Commission says removing carbon dioxide from the air is essential to meeting global climate targets. The news comes as 2021 saw the biggest output in CO2 emissions in history.
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Mumbai To Go Net-Zero: ‘We Don’t Have The Luxury Of Time’
In a South Asian first, Mumbai has announced plans to go net-zero by 2050, twenty years ahead of India's current targets.
Mumbai, the economic center of India and home to 19 million residents, says it plans to make drastic changes to!-->!-->!-->…
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Google Cafeterias Switched To Smaller Bowls. It Cut Down On Food Waste By A Lot.
As Covid infection rates drop and indoor mask rules have eased in all 50 states, employees are heading back into Google's offices next month, and efforts to reduce food waste are increasing along with the return.
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Seoul Office of Education Pledges To Teach Food Ecology In Response To Worsening Climate Crisis
Building on its introduction of eco-friendly free school meals in 2011, the Seoul Office of Education is implementing new initiatives in South Korea. Major improvements include increasing the number of vegetarian meals on offer, alongside!-->…
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Relocating Farmland Would Reverse 2 Decades-Worth Of CO2, Study Finds
New research suggests relocating farmland could increase carbon sequestration and biodiversity while reducing freshwater use and minimizing environmental impact.
Have we been farming in the wrong places? A new study, published in the!-->!-->!-->…
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6 Small Lifestyle Changes Could Be Enough To Mitigate The Climate Crisis, New Study Suggests
People in affluent countries can contribute to halting the climate crisis by making six lifestyle changes, a new study has found. Research was conducted by Leeds University, with findings being verified by engineering firm Arup and the C40!-->…
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